COVID-19 Testing

First Response Urgent Care is offering walk-in COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person, predominantly through respiratory dropletsproduced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. These droplets can land in the mouths ornoses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. Spread is more likely whenpeople are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).

Swab Testing for COVID-19Diagnostic tests check samples from your respiratory system (such as swabs of the inside of thenose) to tell you if you currently have an infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causesCOVID-19.

If you test positive for COVID-19, you should take protective steps and possibletreatment. Our healthcare providers can guide you

If you test negative for COVID-19, you probably were not infected at the time yoursample was collected, but remain at risk for infection in future in you come in contactwith someone carrying virus.

Serological Testing (Antibody) for COVID-19:

Antibody blood tests also called serologic tests, check your blood by looking for antibodies,which show if you had a previous infection with the virus. Antibodies are proteins that help fightoff infections.

If you test positive:

A positive test result shows you have antibodies that likely resulted from aninfection with SARS-CoV-2, or possibly a related coronavirus.

If you have no symptoms, you likely do not have an active infection and noadditional follow-up is needed.

It’s possible you might test positive for antibodies and you might not have or haveever had symptoms of COVID-19. This is known as having an asymptomaticinfection, or an infection without symptoms.

If you test negative:

If you test negative for COVID-19 antibodies, you probably did not have aprevious infection that has gotten better. However, you could have a currentinfection. It’s possible you could still get sick if you have been exposed to thevirus recently, since antibodies don’t show up for 1 to 3 weeks after infection.This means you could still spread the virus.

Some people may take even longer to develop antibodies, and some people maynot develop antibodies.